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Statement by Academics and Journalists around the World in Solidarity with and Defending Ismail Alexandrani
The undersigned journalists, researchers and academics express
their condemnation at the detention of Investigative Journalist and
Sociopolitical Researcher Ismail Alexandrani by Egyptian authorities.Our
shock will make us hold to our right to defend Alexandrani, his freedom
and his personal, psychological and physical safety through all
available means. We also hold Egyptian security and political
authorities accountable for his freedom and safety.Mr.
Alexandrani detecting, based on false accusations related to his views,
thought and published pieces is an onslaught on research and academic
freedoms and a violation of freedoms of speech and expression which are
guaranteed under the Egyptian Constitution and international charters
and agreements of which Egypt is a party.We consider this
undermining to the tools of academic research and investigation, which
are also the very tools of fighting terrorism and corruption. Therefore,
the regime’s non-stop oppression of journalists and academics, instead
of sustaining and ensuring an atmosphere of freedom and transparency,
is costing Egypt the benefit of serious works, such as Alexandrani’s,
that can help counter terrorism and corruption and solve the issues
facing the Sinai Peninsula.We also regard the measures taken
against Ismail a message to every writer whose voice documents, without
compromosing the ethics of expression or research, the violations
against the marginalized and the oppressed in their societies,
regardless of living in the heart of the capital and big cities, or far
away from the center such as the cases in Sinai, Nubia or Siwa.It
should be noted that such practices are one episode in a series of
oppressive procedures from which over 40,000 Egyptian detainees suffer.
The number includes well-known journalists and academics whose
efficiency and ethics are in no question.Violation of
Alexandrani’s rights and freedom is a step towards systematically
avenging him to send a message of terror to journalists, academics and
the research communities at large not to cross the red lines forced by
the current regime in Egypt, aiming at prohibiting any objective or
documented assessment of the state to monitor its treatment of the
marginalized and the oppressed of our society.Out of our
unwavering faith that democratic transition cannot be achieved without
guaranteeing the rule of law, values of human rights and justice to all
citizens regardless of their religion, gender or political inclination,
we demand the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Alexandrani’s,
along with all detainees in Egyptian prisons.

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